Arkansas Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Bull Shoals 12/26/06

Dam area to Lead Hill: The Deep Bite is still strong on the lower end of the lake; War Eagle Spoons, Chompers’ Drop Shot Worms and Single Tailed Grubs have all been effective presentations in and around schools of bait on bluff ends and roll offs. Several Smallmouth have been caught this past week on pea gravel points and roll offs by dragging Jewel Spider Jigs and Chomper Ultra Tubes in PB&J or Green Pumpkin from 20’ – 35’ deep. Pay close attention to any rock piles you run the bait into; they are holding most of the fish. The backs of the creeks are still producing Largemouth on Strom Wiggle Warts and Eakins’ Jigs, if it is windy parallel steeper banks 6’ – 10’ deep with a brown craw Wiggle wart, if it is calm pitch a PB&J Eakins’ jig to every piece of cover you find on these steep banks.

Lead Hill to Power site: Above Lead Hill the fish have been a little more active than in the lower end of the lake. Run toward the back of the bigger creeks and throw a Lucky Craft Pointer or Smithwick Rogue around any standing timber on channel swing banks and steep rocky banks. Cast beyond the cover and work the bait back to the tree and allow it to suspend for 5 – 15 seconds before moving it again. Another effective pattern has been an Eakins’ jig and craw combo fish on steep rocky banks. Choose either PB&J or Missouri Craw depending on water color and pitch the jig to the bank and work it back to the boat alternating hopping and crawling the jig to determine which presentation the fish prefer.